Go Back (TV series)
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Go Back (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Son Ho-jun and Jang Na-ra. It premiered on October 13 to November 18, 2017, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST) on KBS2.[2][3]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.
The series was based on the Naver webtoon series Do it one more time (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) by Hong Seung-pyoLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. (a.k.a. Miti) and Kim Hye-yeon (a.k.a. Gugu), which was first published online in 2016.[1][4][5]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Choi Ban-do (Son Ho-jun) and Ma Jin-joo (Jang Na-ra) are both 38 years old and married with a little son. Both are struggling through daily lives that leave them exhausted and unhappy. Ban-do is a pharmaceutical salesman who spends his days begging people to buy his medicines, and his evenings either drinking with prospective clients, or helping an arrogant and cruel hospital director, Park Hyun-suk (Im Ji-kyu), hide the fact that he is cheating on his wealthy wife. Jin-joo is a housewife who raises their son while struggling to find meaning in her life, and feels lonely and abandoned by Ban-do. After coming to a breaking point in their relationship, Ban-do and Jin-joo wake up to find themselves as 20-year-old university students. They don't know why they are there or how long they will stay, so they decide to enjoy it and make different choices than they did the first time around. These decisions impact their families and friends.[6]
Cast
[edit | edit source]Main
[edit | edit source]- Son Ho-jun as Choi Ban-do
- A pharmaceutical salesman and Ma Jin-joo's husband. He was a Civil Engineering student at Hankook University. However, after he graduated and got married, he started working as a pharmaceutical salesman, begging doctors and directors to buy his products, even willing to spend more money for his clients at bars, do menial jobs, and even be bullied by them. Furthermore, one of his cruel clients pays him to hide his younger nurse mistresses from his wife by using credit cards under his name, with various hotels and motels listed on the bill. One day, feeling exhausted from the cruel treatments from his clients and consistent naggings from Jin-joo, he agrees to his wife's divorce plea, wishing that they had never met each other.
- Jang Na-ra as Ma Jin-joo
- A homemaker and Choi Ban-do's wife for more than 10 years. She was a History student at Hankook University. She used to be germophobic, but after becoming a homemaker, her hygiene deteriorates to the extent of willing to eat her son's food that he can't bite, wearing stained outfits most of the time, and becoming gluttonous, eating at a faster pace than the average person. At first she was happy in her marriage, but after some years she started to feel exhausted and unhappy with her situation of being a homemaker, wishing herself to have a better job and income. She also feels that Ban-do starts abandoning her in term of affection and finances, believing that he is a cheap person. After a misunderstanding one night, she wishes to go back to the time when she had never met him, and files for a divorce while demanding alimony for herself and their son, Seo-jin.
Supporting
[edit | edit source]People around Ban-do
[edit | edit source]- Heo Jung-min as Ahn Jae-woo[7][8]
- Ban-do's classmate in the civil engineering department. He is a weakling and provides comic relief, but tries to change due to his love for Yoon Bo Reum.
- Lee Yi-kyung as Go Dok-jae[7]
- Ban-do's classmate in the civil engineering department. He has long hair and a bright and charming personality, but is naive and a little dumb.
- Go Bo-gyeol as Min Seo-young[7]
- A ballet major who Ban-do admired, but was too shy to approach in the past.
- Ban-do's senior at university in the medicine department. In the present, he is the director of a hospital. A very cruel person, he used to use his innocent looks to cheat on his girlfriend — his wife in the present — that he loves only for her family's wealthy background. He continues his old habit of seducing younger and prettier nurses in the present, even using Choi Ban-do's credit card to hide his mistresses at hotels and motels.
- Lee Do-yeon as Kim Ye-Rim, girlfriend/wife of Park Hyun-suk in the past/present, who comes from a wealthy family.
- Kim Byeong-ok as Choi Gi-il, Ban-do's father[9]
- Jo Ryun as Kang Kyung-sook, Ban-do's mother[9]
- Go Eun-min as Choi Ja-yeon[9]
- Ban-do's sister. She bullies her brother, but also stands up for him.
People around Jin-joo
[edit | edit source]- Han Bo-reum as Yoon Bo-reum[7]
- Jin-joo's best friend in university, now an aerobics instructor. She is a former university cheerleader with an easygoing personality, and a high tolerance for alcohol.
- Cho Hye-jung as Chun Seol[7]
- Jin-joo's best friend in university. She has an innocent and a goody-two-shoes appearance, but can be an oddball who makes sarcastic remarks.
- Jang Ki-yong as Jung Nam-gil[7]
- An ROTC candidate and popular upperclassman in the same history department as Jin-joo. While all other university females fawn over him, he has a one-sided crush on Jin-joo.
- Lee Byung-joon as Ma Pan-suk, Jin-joo's father[9]
- Kim Mi-kyung as Go Eun-sook, Jin-joo's mother, who has diabetes.[9]
- Cha Min-ji as Ma Eun-joo, Jin-Joo's elder sister[9]
Special appearance
[edit | edit source]- Kim Hyun-mok as Broadcasting student
- Yang Dae-hyuk as Senior of history department
- Seo Woo-jin as Cameo
- Jung Yun-ho[10]
- Lee Sang-min
- Lee Hwi-jae
- Yang Ji-won
- Kim Ki-doo as Soldier (Ep.6)
- Seo Woo-jin as Seo-jin running baby on the bridge (Ep.2)
Production
[edit | edit source]The drama, directed and written by the production team of The Sound of Your Heart,[2] is the first production of Zium Content, the production company founded by ex-KBS drama producer Han Seok-won (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth) in early 2017. It was co-produced by KBS N.[11]
Original soundtrack
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The soundtrack released on November 20, 2017 for the Korean drama of the same name. The CD 1 composed of 7 tracks which was released as a single while the CD 2 released as a track on the album.[12]
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Part 5
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Part 6
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Part 7
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CD 2
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Chart performance
[edit | edit source]Album chart
[edit | edit source]| Title | Artist | Year | Peak chart positions | Chart link |
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| 고백부부 OST | Various | 2017 | 44 | [13] |
Digital chart
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Remarks |
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| Gaon | ||||
| "Wind Song" Sohyang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | 2017 | 51[14] |
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Ratings
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- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the Top 20 daily rankings.
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| TNmS Ratings[16] | AGB Nielsen Ratings[17] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | October 13, 2017 | 5.2% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.5% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.6% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.3% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 2 | October 14, 2017 | 6.1% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.4% (13th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.0% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.6% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 3 | October 20, 2017 | 4.9% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.5% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.2% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.4% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 4 | October 21, 2017 | 5.3% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.0% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 4.8% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.5% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 5 | October 27, 2017 | 5.3% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.4% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.5% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.8% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 6 | October 28, 2017 | 5.2% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.6% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.5% (NR)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.0% (20th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 7 | November 3, 2017 | 6.1% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.3% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.8% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 5.8% (18th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 8 | November 4, 2017 | 5.5% (19th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.3% (12th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.7% (12th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.1% (12th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 9 | November 10, 2017 | 6.9% (17th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.3% (14th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.5% (16th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 6.4% (15th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| 10 | November 11, 2017 | 6.9% (12th) | 7.9% (6th) | 6.0% (18th) | 5.5% (20th) |
| 11 | November 17, 2017 | 6.6% (17th) | 7.0% (15th) | 5.4% (20th) | 5.7% (19th) |
| 12 | November 18, 2017 | 7.6% (10th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.9% (6th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.3% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | 7.6% (11th)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
| Average | 6.0% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 6.1% | |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Jang Na-ra | Nominated | [18] |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Won | ||||
| Netizen Award - Female | Nominated | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Son Ho-jun | Nominated | |||
| Netizen Award - Male | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Actor | Jang Ki-yong | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award | Jang Na-ra and Son Ho-jun | Won | |||
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jang Na-ra | Nominated | [19] |
References
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